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Sustainable Materials
- Paper by Michael C. Mulhern P.E.
Stainless steel has been successfully used in building envelopes since the completion of the Chrysler building in 1928. Today, it is used as both a

March 20, 2020
Influence of Facade Materials on the Acoustic Environment
- Paper by Alvaro Balderrama, M.Eng. LEED Green Associate · Daniel Arztmann, Prof. Dipl-Ing. M.Eng. · Jens-Uwe Schulz, Prof. Dipl-Ing.
Urban noise pollution is a major environmental health problem. International organizations are making efforts to prevent health damage due to high

March 20, 2020
Skin Stuff: Expanding the facade materials palette
- Article by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP+, Executive Editor, SKINS
It’s that time of year as the holidays approach and heating bills climb. Next to moisture control, thermal behavior has occupied the top spot in performance considerations of the facade system for many years now. So how are we doing? Not so hot!

December 16, 2020
Guidelines for the Treatment of Aging Composite Materials and Assemblies
- Article by Caroline Alderson, FAPT
March 07, 2024
Kuraray
- Organization
Kuraray is a world leader in specialty chemicals and functional materials. Kuraray has offices located around the world, including sales offices across North America and four plant locations in the Houston area.

Member since: November 02, 2016
Technoform North America
- Organization
The Technoform Group, established in 1970 in Kassel, Germany, is a global leader in system design and extrusion of specialized thermoplastic composite materials and systems.

Member since: December 10, 2016
Dow
- Organization
Member since: November 20, 2024
Sustainable Silicone
- Paper by Jon Kimberlain · Adrienne Bowman-Grittini · Stanley Yee
Silicone materials have a long history in high performance building projects. Known for durability, they can reduce a building’s carbon footprint by

January 24, 2020
Heat-actuated Auxetic Facades
- Paper by Amira Abdel-Rahman, Elnaz Tafrihi,
Highly transformable materials can be used as adaptive exterior shading systems by leveraging the relationship between external stimuli (heat) and…
March 14, 2018
seele
- Organization
The seele group, with headquarters in Gersthofen in Bavaria, is one of the world’s top companies specializing in the design and construction of facades and complex building envelopes made from glass, steel, aluminum, membranes and other high-tech materials.

Member since: March 07, 2019
Effective Facade Modularization
- Paper by Kais Al-Rawi,
Facade systems of various transparent and opaque materials and systems are increasingly becoming integrated components of modularized facade…
September 2, 2024
Connections – Tolerance, Adjustability, Geometric Accuracy
- Paper by Jeff Montague, RA, Vice President Scott Abukoff, Vice President
Connections, those transitions between systems and materials, are critically important when the surfaces are curved or complex. Well-designed…
December 10, 2019
Pioneering the Structural Terracotta Mullion Façade
- Paper by Victoria Ereskina, Façade Design Professional John Neary, Sr. Façade Specialist
Architects today must explore alternative enclosure materials to meet evolving energy codes and embodied carbon regulations. Terra cotta has been…
October 11, 2022
Episode 11: Embodied Carbon
- Podcast by Anthony Pak · Jennifer O'Connor
Special guests Jennifer O'Connor from Athena Sustainable Materials Institute, Anthony Pak from Priopta, and Stacy Smedley from Skanska join us to discuss embodied carbon.

December 03, 2020
The Tectonics of Flimsiness
- Paper by Timothy Brown AIA NCARB CSI
Architecture has traditionally celebrated the joining of two building components or materials. Joinery serves as a key site for architectural

March 22, 2020